Category: World News
Melbourne synagogue suffers ‘extensive damage’ in suspected arson
Washington Post A motive has not yet been determined, but Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese decried the attack as antisemitic. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/06/australia-melbourne-synagogue-arson-attack/
Read MoreChristians in Aleppo fear for their future after Islamist takeover
Washington Post Though the rebels, once affiliated with al-Qaeda, have sought to soften their image in recent years, many worry they will revert to their repressive roots. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/06/aleppo-christians-syria-rebel-offensive-assad/
Read MoreCanada bans more assault firearms, suggests donating guns to Ukraine
Fox News Canada on Thursday announced a ban on 324 assault-style firearms in a continued effort for more stringent gun control. Leaders in Canada also said that they are working with the government of Ukraine to see how the guns can be donated to support the fight against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. “Every bit of…
Read MoreActress dies after consuming amphibian’s venom at spiritual cleansing retreat
Fox News A Mexican actress is dead after voluntarily participating in a spiritual cleansing ritual during which she reportedly consumed poisonous Amazonian frog venom. Marcela Alcázar Rodríguez, 33, took some of the poison as part of a spiritual cleansing return that some South American natives have used for toxic cleansing, according to local reports. Rodríguez…
Read MoreHusband leaps onto polar bear that lunged at wife in surprise attack: police
Fox News A Canadian man leaped to the defense of his wife after a polar bear lunged toward her in a dramatic ambush by the animal in rural Ontario. According to the Nishnawbe Aski Police Service, the unidentified couple left their house at around 5 a.m. Tuesday to find their dogs. They were met in…
Read MoreAssad regime under major pressure as Islamist rebels seize more territory; Israel, US watch
Fox News Anti-Assad rebel forces captured the strategic Syrian city of Hama Thursday, marking one of the most significant developments in Syria’s 13-year civil war. The rapid rebel advances, including the fall of Aleppo, seemingly caught many off guard. During Thursday’s Pentagon briefing, Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder acknowledged the destabilizing effects of the developments in…
Read MoreSyrian rebels take Hama, a second major city, in another blow to Assad
Washington Post The Islamist rebels’ breakneck advance has redrawn the country’s front lines and revealed the fragility of the government’s security forces. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/05/syria-rebels-hama-aleppo-assad-homs/
Read MoreMasked man arrested outside Swedish royal family residence with knife, handcuffs, tape: reports
Fox News A masked man armed with a knife and in possession of handcuffs, tape and a prop gun was arrested outside the residence of Sweden’s royal family on Wednesday, reports say. The incident happened at the official residence of Crown Princess Victoria, 47, her husband Prince Daniel, their two children, Princess Estelle, 12, and…
Read MoreTwo arrested in Romania for stabbing of Iranian journalist in London
Washington Post The men are suspected of carrying out a stabbing attack on an Iranian journalist in London on behalf of Tehran. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2024/12/05/iran-london-stabbing-zeraati-romania/
Read MoreQatar returns to Hamas-Israel negotiations as Trump envoy looks to make inroads
Fox News The push to secure an Israel-Hamas cease-fire has once again picked up steam as Qatar has returned to the negotiating table, and President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy has begun his diplomatic orientation by meeting with top players in the region in the pursuit of freeing the 100 hostages still in Gaza. A…
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